Patroclo de Biase

Patroclo de Biase was an Italian engineer in the service of the Papal Captain-General Cesare Borgia. In 1503, he was contracted to produce prototype tanks from his workshop in Monte Circeo, using Leonardo da Vinci's designs. Ezio Auditore da Firenze interrogated him and broke his nose before forcing him to give up the locations of the tank plans, the tank itself, and three Venetian prisoners who could be used as crew members.